IDEA Empowerment Series turns local ideas into opportunities for impact in the community

The IDEA Bank's Empowerment Series and Competition, sponsored by the Regions Foundation, is making an impact on the Troy community.

The IDEA Bank's Empowerment Series and Competition, sponsored by the Regions Foundation, is making an impact on the Troy community.

What began as an idea to give children entering foster care something better than a trash bag to carry their belongings has grown into a broader effort to provide support, dignity and hope to foster children and families across Pike County.

For Amanda Johnson, that journey reached a milestone when Fostering Hope was named the…

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Five Troy-area small businesses are the real winners of the Idea Empowerment Series and Competition hosted by the IDEA Bank and Regions Foundation

Jonas Shaw playing a big check like a guitar.
 

Five Troy-area small businesses are about to get a shot in the arm thanks to Jonas Shaw, the Regions Foundation and Troy University’s IDEA Bank.

Shaw, owner of 7S Media, won the Idea Empowerment Series and Competition – and its $10,000 prize – for his project “Empowering Small Businesses with Strategic Media for Sustainable Growth,”…

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Students vie for seed money in the Regions Foundation Business Idea Competition at the IDEA Bank

Vamsi Jupudi took top prize for his proposal for BrightLyf, a mental health app for college students.

Vamsi Jupudi took top prize for his proposal for BrightLyf, a mental health app for college students.

Ten students pitched business ideas on Wednesday morning after completing an eight-week course, and three students were able to earn seed money to kickstart their business. Vamsi Jupudi, Kameryn Mitchell and Jamarion Willie Hughes each won seed money.

The event, sponsored by the Regions Foundation, was held at the IDEA Bank and students pitched ideas…

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